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2. CDS 2013 (2)..contd3. CDS 2013 (2)..contd

4. CDS 2013 (2)..contd

5. CDS 2013 (1)

6. CDS 2013 (1)..contd


9. CDS 2012 (2)10. CDS 2012 (2)..contd


13. CDS 2012

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17. CDS 2011

18. CDS 2011 ..contd19. CDS 2011 ..contd


21. CDS 2011 (2)

22. CDS 2011 (2)..contd

23. CDS 2011 (2)..contd

24. CDS 2011 (2)..contd

25. SSC Matric Level 2010

26. SSC Matric Level 2010 .. contd

27. SSC CHS Level 2011

28. SSC CHS Level 2011 .. contd

29. SSC CHS 2011(2)30. SSC CHS Level 2011(2) .. contd

31. SSC CHS Level 201232. SSC CHS Level 2012 .. contd

33. SSC CHS Level 2012-2

34. SSC CHS Level 2012-2 .. contd

35. SSC CHS Level 2012-3

36. SSC CHS Level 2012-3 .. contd

37. NDA 2009

38. NDA 2009 ..contd39. NDA 2009 ..contd

40. NDA 2011 - 241. NDA 2011 - 2..contd42. NDA 2011 - 2 ..contd

43. NDA 201244. NDA 2012 ..contd

45. NDA 2012 ..contd46. NDA 2012 - 2

47. NDA 2012 - 2..contd48. NDA 2012 - 2..contd

49. NDA 2013 - 1

50. NDA 2013 - 1..contd51. NDA 2013 - 1..contd

52. NDA 2013 - 253. NDA 2013 - 2..contd

54. NDA 2013 - 2..contd55. Civil Services 2009

56. Civil Services 2009 ..contd57. Civil Services 2009 ..contd58. Civil Services 2009 ..contd

59. Engg Services 200960. Engg Services 2009 ..contd




67. Engg Services 201368. Engg Services 2013 ..contd69. SSC MTS 2011

70. SSC MTS 2011 ..contd71. SSC MTS 2013 - 1

72. SSC MTS 2013 - 273. SSC MTS 2013 - 3

74. CDS 201075. CDS 2010 ..contd

76. SSC Tax Assts 200977. SSC Tax Assts 2009 ..contd

78. SSC Tax Assts 2009 ..contd79. CDS 200880. CDS 2008 ..contd

81. CDS 2008 ..contd82. SSC Grad. Level 201083. SSC Grad. Level 2011 (1)

84. SSC Grad. Level 2011 (2)


86. SSC Grad. Level 2011 (4)87. SSC Grad. Level 2012 (1)







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97. Combined Med. Services 2011

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91. Who among the following Chinese travellers visited the kingdoms of Harshavardhana and Kumar Bhaskar

Varma?

1. I-tsing

2. Fa-Hien

3. Hiuen Tsang

4. Sun Shuyun

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92. Which one among the following Indus cities was known for water management?

1. Lothal

2. Mohenjo-daro

3. Harappa

4. Dholavira

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93. Consider the following statements:

According to Hindu Law, marriage is defined as

1. a contract

2. a sacramant

3. mutual understanding

4. indissoluble

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. 1 and 3

4. 2 and 4

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94. Which one among the following States was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse?

1. Nagpur

2. Jhansi3. Sambalpur

4. Satara

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95. Identify the correct sequence of the following events of Indian history (starting with the earliest):

1. The Doctrine of Lapse

2. The Subsidiary Alliance

3. The Treaty of Lahore

4. The Pitt's India Act

Select the correct answer using the code given below

Code:

1. 4-2-3-1

2. 1-2-3-4

3. 2-1-4-34. 3-2-1-4

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96. Match List-I with List-II and effect the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List I

(Social Reformer)

List - II

(Association)

A. Iyothee Thass 1. Satyashodhak Samaj

B. Jyotiba Phule 2. Dravida Kazhagam

C. John Rathinam 3. Self-Respect Movement

D. E.V. Ramaswami Naicker 4. Dravida Mahajan Sabha

Codes:

1. A - 4; B - 2; C - 1; D - 3

2. A - 3; B - 1; C - 2; D - 4

3. A - 4; B - 1; C - 2; D - 3

4. A - 3; B - 2; C - 1; D - 4

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97. Which one among the following statements regarding Jorwe Culture is not correct?

1. Pravara-Godavari Valley was the nuclear zone of Jorwe Culture

2. The main sites of Jorwe Culture are Daimabad, Inamgaon, Jorwe and Nevasa3. At Daimabad, one gets archaelogical evidence of symbolic burial

4. Practically all Jorwe settlements in the Northern Deccan were suddenly deserted

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98. Ashokan inscriptions of Mansehra and Shahbazgadhi are written in

1. Prakrit language, Kharoshthi script

2. Prakrit language, Brahmi script

3. Prakrit-Aramaic language, Brahmi script

4. Aramaic language, Kharoshthi

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99. Who among the following scholars were contemporary of Kanishka?

1. Ashvaghosa

2. Nagarjuna

3. Vasumitra

4. Chanakya

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Code:

1. 1 and 2 only

2. 3 and 4

3. 2 and 4

4. 1, 2 and 3

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100. Sabin Award is given for the conservation of

1. amphibians

2. reptiles

3. birds4. corals

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101. The Indian research station Himadri is located at

1. Siachen

2. Darjeeling

3. Arctic Region

4. Antarctica

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102. The year 2011 was the centenary year for which one among the following policy-making bodies of the

Government of India in scientific research and development?

1. ISRO

2. ICAR

3. ICMR

4. CSIR

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103. In the year 2011, NASA launched a mission to study the Moon from 'crust to core' through its

1. Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory2. Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer Spacecraft

3. Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Spacecraft

4. Transition Region and Coronal Explorer Spacecraft

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104. In the year 2011, a scientist from USA discovered 'BISIN' which

1. is a natural preservative and can extend food's life for several years

2. can insulate cells of brain

3. claims for fastest prevention of bacterial infection

4. is a distant galaxy

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105. In the year 2011, a missile named 'PRAHAR', developed by DRDO was test fired. This is a

1. short-range surface to air missile

2. long-range surface to air missile

3. short-range surface to surface missile

4. long-range surface to surface missile

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106. Which one among the following statements is correct?

1. All proteins are enzymes

2. All enzymes are proteins

3. None of the enzymes is protein

4. None of the proteins is enzyme

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1. All bases are alkalis2. None of the bases is alkali

3. There are no more bases except the alkalis

4. All alkalis are bases but all bases are not alkalis

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108. Suppose a terrorist group has laid siege to the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, Kashmir. They have also taken

around 80 civilians hostage. Which one among the following will be the best response by the security forces in

this situation?

1. Threaten the terrorists using loudspeakers with immediate military action unless they surrender2. Surround the mosque with visible army deployment and then attack the mosque

3. Carry out joint army-air force raid on the mosque

4. Negotiate with the terrorists by utilizing a local mediator to buy time and then send in special National

Security Guard (NSG) commandos

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109. Which one among the following statements about NATO is not correct?

1. NATO is a collective defence organisation in Europe

2. The US is an ex officio member of NATO

3. Turkey is a member of NATO

4. NATO has 28 independent member States

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110. The Cabinet Mission Plan for India envisaged a

1. Federation

2. Confederation3. Unitary form of Government

4. Union of States

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111. The National Commission for Women was created by

1. an amendment in the Constitution of India

2. a decision of the Union Cabinet

3. an Act passed by the Parliament

4. an order of the President of India

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112. Under which law it is prescribed that all proceedings in the Supreme Court of India shall be in English

language?

1. The Supreme Court Rules, 1966

2. A Legislation made by the Parliament

3. Article 145 of the Constitution of India

4. Article 348 of the Constitution of India

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113. Which one of the following reactions is the main cause of the energy radiation from the sun?

1. Fusion reaction2. Fission reaction

3. Chemical reaction

4. Diffusion reaction

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114. In SONAR we use

1. ultrasonic waves

2. infrasonic waves

3. radio waves

4. audible sound waves

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115. A liquid is kept in a regular cylindrical vessel up to a certain height. If this vessel is replaced another

cylindrical vessel having half the area of cross-section of the bottom, the pressure on the bottom will

1. reamin unaffected

2. be reduced to half the earlier pressure3. be increased to twice the earlier pressure

4. be reduced to one-fourth the earlier pressure

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116. The time period of a simple pendulum having a spherical wooden bob is 2 s. If the bob is replaced by

metallic one twice as heavy, the time period will be

1. more than 2 s2. 2 s

3. 1 s4. less than 1 s

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117. Which one among the following statements about an atom is not correct?

1. Atoms always combine to form molecules

2. Atoms are the basic units from which molecules and ions are formed3. Atoms are always neutral in nature4. Atoms aggregate in large numbers to form the matter that we can see, feel and touch

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118. China recently objected the participation of an Indian company in its joint venture with country for offshoreoil exploration. Which one among the following is the country?

1. Myanmar2. South Korea

3. Taiwan4. Vietnam

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The current Prime Minister of Nepal Dr. Baburam Bhattarai is heading a

1. consensus government of all major political parties of Nepal

2. Nepali Congress-Maoist-UML coalition government3. Nepali Congress-Maoist coalition government4. Maoist-Madhesi coalition government

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120. An African country, Sudan has been broken into two recently with formation of a new country namedSouth Sudan. Economy of South Sudan will depend on its

1. agricultural product2. minerals

3. forest product4. fishery product

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